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Article | 21/02/2013 The Nikon D7100 has a new super high-res 24MP sensor

An upgrade to Nikon’s long-running D7000 has been announced -- in the form of the D7100, which largely keeps the 2010 camera’s button layout but inclu...

Article | 21/02/2013 PlayStation 4 console announced -- but what about the actual console? [UPDATED]

Sony has announced its next generation home gaming console, the PlayStation 4, to huge fanfare at an event in New York City. Sort of.

Article | 20/02/2013 Foxtel Go now on iPhone and iPod touch

Foxtel’s Go app, originally made for the iPad, has had a makeover -- it’s now also available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Foxtel announced the new a...

Article | 20/02/2013 Product snapshot: RODE smartLav microphone for smartphones

The RODE smartLav is a ‘professional-grade, wearable microphone’ that’s designed to work with your smartphone or tablet. The microphones in smartphone...

Article | 19/02/2013 Product snapshot: Rode iXY microphone for iPhone

Everyone’s always got their phone with them, wherever they are. Video and photo-sharing services Vine and Instagram are based on this idea -- you can ...

Article | 19/02/2013 Product snapshot: Canon PIXMA MX926 multifunction printer

Printers are becoming less and less important these days, as we move towards a paperless workplace that relies on email and cloud storage for sharing ...

Article | 18/02/2013 Product snapshot: Microsoft Surface Pro tablet

If you’ve been following Microsoft’s announcements in the last year, you would have to have heard about the Surface. It was announced alongside the ne...

Article | 18/02/2013 Product snapshot: Netgear Push2TV wireless display adapter

Every modern household has a plethora of screens. We carry some with us, from the miniature sub-5-inch screens of most smartphones, to 7-to-10-inch po...

Article | 18/02/2013 Product snapshot: GoPro HERO3

The ‘action camera’ category -- rugged, portable, and powerful video cameras that are made to be bolted onto motorcycles, slapped onto snowboard helme...

Article | 15/02/2013 Product snapshot: ASUS ARES II graphics card

Huge graphics cards are nothing new. Since the 3DFX Voodoo 5, graphics cards longer than the motherboards they sit in have amused high-powered PC enth...

Article | 15/02/2013 Product snapshot: ASUS RT-N66U ‘Dark Knight’ router

Modems and routers and network cards aren’t usually the sexiest and most exciting of devices to pass through the PC World test centre. They’re general...

Article | 14/02/2013 Product snapshot: Belkin WeMo

Belkin’s WeMo is, in a few words, a home automation system. It works to give you Wi-Fi control over your appliances and electronics, using a plug-in c...

Article | 14/02/2013 Product snapshot: Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G5 camera

Panasonic’s LUMIX G5 digital camera has all the controls and accoutrements you’d expect to find on a full-sized digital SLR -- it’s got a big control ...

Article | 14/02/2013 Why Twitter verification is a bit silly

If you have a Twitter account, it’s highly likely that you’re following at least a few Tweeters who are ‘verified’ -- celebrities, high-powered busin...

Article | 13/02/2013 Product snapshot: Canon PowerShot G15 camera

As point-and-shoot cameras go, there are two distinct categories. You can buy a point-and-shoot camera without a great deal of control -- these are ma...